Kabul’s mannequins, hooded and masked under Taliban rules
KABUL: Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women's dress shops across the Afghan capital of Kabul are a haunting sight, their heads cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black…
Kabul professor tears up diplomas on live TV to protest Taliban ban on women’s education | CNN
CNN — A Kabul professor tore up his diplomas live on television in Afghanistan in protest over the Taliban’s barring of women from higher education. The man, named Ismail Mashal,…
3 dead and foreign nationals injured after gunmen attack Kabul hotel | CNN
CNN — Three people were killed and many others injured after gunmen attacked a hotel in Kabul, the Afghan capital, on Monday. The attack started around 2:30 p.m. local time…
Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul | CNN
Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul Wednesday after the Taliban’s morality ministry said that there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks.…
At least 23 dead after suicide bomb blast at educational center in Kabul | CNN
Kabul, Afghanistan CNN — A suicide bomb attack on an education center in Kabul has killed at least 23 people, most of whom are believed to be young women, in…
In a 1st, Indian trader exports goods to Uzbek via Pak and Afghanistan
In a first, a private trader in India has exported commercial goods to Uzbekistan through Pakistan and Afghanistan in a historic trade activity linking the four countries, according to a…
Taliban detain UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists in Kabul
The Taliban have detained two foreign journalists on assignment with the U.N. refugee agency and a number of its Afghan staff working in the country's capital, UNHCR said Friday. The…
UAE holds talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport – foreign diplomats
The United Arab Emirates has held talks with the Taliban to run Kabul airport, going up against Gulf rival Qatar in a diplomatic tussle for influence with Afghanistan's new rulers,…
Britain says its final civilian flights will soon leave Afghanistan
British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan on Saturday and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain are likely to be left behind, armed forces…
China shocked at Kabul suicide attacks, says will work with international community to cope with terrorist threats
China on Friday expressed shock at the deadly suicide attacks at Kabul airport, saying the security situation in Afghanistan remained “complicated and severe” and that Beijing will work with the…